Musk criticized Trump's tax cuts and spending bill, calling it "political suicide" and described the GOP as the "Porky Pig party." He threatened to form a new political party, the "America Party," if the bill passed.
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a household that spends more than 30% of its income on housing is deemed to be cost-burdened. If it spends more than 50%, it’s considered severely burdened. In 2023, 54% of all renters spent more than 30% of their pretax income on housing. That's up from 43% of renters in 1999.
The proposed support package from the Nova Scotia government for the wine industry deviates from expert recommendations, providing excessive funds to commercial bottlers instead of farm wineries.